Broccoli Beef

Who doesnt like take-out? You know you do but it can be alittle pricey to feed a whole family on take-out so why not make your own with this recipe. Then you also know what is going in and you can up the veg or meat according to your liking. It is great to be the creator. So get in the kitchen and create this dish.

recipe found on allrecipes.com

Broccoli Beef
1 teaspoon cornstarch

• • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3/4 pound round steak, cut into strips
  • 6 cups water
  • 5 cubes beef bouillon(cooked rice according to pkg)
  • 4 ounces linguine pasta, uncooked(used boil in a bag rice)
  • 1/2 cup fat free beef broth
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced(did not use these)
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onion
  • 1 pound broccoli, separated into florets(Did two heads of brocolli, next time will do 4)
  • I also added a splash of orange juice to the meat marinade
  
  
  
  

Directions

1. In a shallow glass dish or bowl, stir together the soy sauce, Italian dressing, cornstarch, garlic and ginger. Place steak strips in the mixture to marinate for 15 minutes.
2. While the beef is marinating, combine the bouillon cubes in water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, and add pasta. Cook for about 8 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove beef from marinade with a slotted spoon, and place in the hot skillet. Discard marinade. Cook beef, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes, or until mostly browned. Stir in the beef broth, mushrooms and green onions, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove lid, add broccoli, and cook until broccoli is bright green and tender but still crisp. Add drained linguine, toss, and serve

Rating- 4 out of 5
Look- The broccoli was a bright green color but otherwise nothing amazing to look at  
Difficulty- easy just basic cooking skill to complete this meal 
Review-Overall I thought this meal was good. The flavor was pretty spot on to something you would get at a chinese takeout place the only thing I would change in that aspect is I would probably half the amount of ginger it called for. It was just slightly overpowering. My only complaint was that the meat was alittle tough. I would say you could rectify by either marinating for longer or Maybe slow cooking for a long time in a crock pot. Besides that it was an all around good recipe.

The kids and my husband all loved this. The broccoli was the favorite by far and we even caught parker sneaking some of daddy's off his plate while he was up getting himself a drink :D I told you we love our veggies!! 

Try this recipe tell me what you think and what alterations you made.